System's POV
chapter-405-2

The Flying Monsters who had lost yet another leader couldn't do anything but explode in the air as the unending bombardment of the Warships continued raining down on them.

While this was happening, Arthur and the Field Marshal of the Central Government, Tristan, dealt with the Rank 7 Great Eagle, who had now lost its ability to fly.

The two Thrones made short work of it, which was the role that Thirteen had asked them to play.

Their job was to deal with the fallen High-Ranking Monsters from the Bird Man's forces and kill them as soon as possible.

The Jinns and Majins had grown complacent over the years after being used to dealing with only the forces of the Dvalinn Federation back then.

And now that they were dealing with nearly a third of the world's entire armed forces who were using state-of-the-art weapons that they had developed over the years, they were unable to hold their ground.

The battle had only lasted for nearly twenty minutes, ending when the Jinns finally decided to retreat after their leader was killed.

Within that short period of time, only a fifth of their original forces remained, proving just how formidable the counterattack of the Wanderers was.

The ground forces arrived at the beach one by one and secured the perimeter.

They then constructed several portable teleporters, which would allow the other soldiers from the Dvalinn Port to teleport directly to the island.

This was an efficient method to bolster their numbers and allow elite personnel like Thrones and Monarchs to join the battle right away.

Currently, the Monarchs and the Thrones, with the exception of Arthur and Tristan, were still on standby, saving their strength in order to fight the Monster Kings that were waiting for them on land.

"This opening act sure is something," Wendell commented. "The amount of Empyrium lost in that barrage is staggering. In order to reclaim a mile of land, we have already used nearly half of our stockpile."

"It doesn't matter," Lawrence replied. "Human lives are more important than Empyrium."

"Well, the battle has just started," Benedict commented. "Let's just wait for the orders of our Supreme Commander."

Thirteen, who was being transported to the Dvalinn Port by Renz, eyed the battlefield like a hawk.

"So far, so good, Commander," Renz reported. "We haven't suffered any casualties yet, but our Empyrium reserves had just passed the halfway mark. I'm afraid that we won't have enough ammunition to fend off the hordes of Monsters that are waiting for us on land."

"Don't worry," Thirteen replied. "What we have is enough."

The teenage boy then tapped his communicator and ordered the Warships to stop firing their cannons.

As soon as the order was given, the Aerial Forces of the Alliance once again rose up to the sky and surveyed the surroundings.

Only death and destruction could be seen, and countless craters littered the ground.

"We are reporting live at the Rigel Continent!" one of the Reporters said as his cameraman showed the world the results of the opening half of the battle to their viewers. "As you can see, the Alliance has driven off the enemy's vanguard and has established a foothold. "Although I'm not a hundred percent certain, I believe that we haven't suffered a single casualty from this exchange. It seems that our Supreme Commander has achieved his goal for the opening act."

Since the Battle Reporters were not allowed to advance ahead of the battlefield, they only stayed near the beach area, where the Soldiers were amassing their forces.

When Thirteen reached the Dvalinn Port, he was immediately brought to the Command Center, where a projection of the Northern Regions of the Rigel Continent was highlighted.

Renz, who was accompanying him, stood two steps away from the Supreme Commander's chair and observed the changes in the battlefield.

Over a dozen aides were stationed in the command center, and their role was to give Thirteen live updates of the battle from their correspondents on the field.

"Sir, we don't see any monsters within a five-mile radius from the shore," Cristopher reported. "Your orders?"

"Deploy the Frequency Bombs," Thirteen ordered. "Yes, Sir!" Cristopher replied before raising his hand to command the 69th Battalion to follow him. "We will deploy the Frequency Bombs."

Three hundred Gyrfalcons streaked past the sky and dropped hundreds of Frequency Bombs to the ground.

The moment these bombs crashed down, they immediately unleashed a high-level frequency that spread far and wide.

A few seconds later, the ground rumbled as the mines Rocky had planted detonated one by one. The Spiders, who were waiting in ambush, screeched in pain and surprise as they were caught up with the explosions, which they had not seen coming.

The Broodmother, who was at the center of the Spider Formation, hurriedly gave the orders to rise up to the surface so that not all of his subordinates would be killed under the ground.

Jalrog had said that this was the perfect spot to ambush the Wanderers when they started to advance deeper into their territory.

The Broodmother didn't believe everything the King Centipede had said.

But after it had sent the scouts and confirmed that this was indeed an ideal location for an ambush, it ordered all of its forces to hide under this wide stretch of land.

The trap they had set was perfect, and the Broodmother believed that the battle would end the moment their prey walked upon their trap.

Unfortunately, the one who walked into the trap was not the Wanderers but the Broodmother and its subordinates, who were now desperately trying to reach the surface.

But just as the Broodmother was about to burst out from the ground, the dormant mines that had been especially planted to trap her exploded at the same time, causing her big body to suffer several injuries.

As a Rank 8 Sovereign, the dormant mines weren't strong enough to kill it. But, it didn't change the fact that it had caused damage to it.

Unlike the Centipede King, the Broodmother didn't have a very tough exoskeleton, so it didn't escape the explosions unharmed.

However, as soon as it rose to the surface, it was met with a bombardment by the 69th Battalion, the Valkyries, and the Aerial Units of the Alliance.

Arthur and Lawrence also joined the battle, making the Broodmother screech in pain and anger.

Before even facing their enemies, more than half of its spiderlings had perished due to the Mines that had detonated underground.

Also, their enemies were flying too high in the air, so none of its attacks could reach them.

The Broodmother could only watch in anger as more of its subordinates perished with each passing second.

Meanwhile, away from this commotion, the three Earth Dragons, who were in touch with the Broodmother, suddenly tensed and hurriedly created an Earthwall that was dozens of meters thick.

A second later, a beam of light crashed over their defenses, forcing the three Rank 9 Sovereigns to work together to prevent the attack from reaching the Dimensional Gate that they were protecting.

The Dome of Earth they erected only lasted for a few seconds before it shattered, sending one of the Earth Dragons, who was as big as a fortress, flying backward.

The other two Earth Dragons were also pushed back, and the beam of light collided with the Dimensional Gate, making the three of them panic.

The Dimensional Gate which was originally over two hundred meters tall shrank until it was only a hundred meters tall, the same size as the Earth Dragons.

Despite suffering minor injuries, the three Earth Dragons hurriedly took a defensive position, facing the direction where the beam of light was coming from.

"The Main Cannons have overheated, Jubei," T1 said. "We will not be able to use them anytime soon."

"It's fine." Jubei, who was watching the result of the attack of Nautilus' Main Cannons through Athena's surveillance from space, smiled faintly. "We have accomplished our mission. Those Earth Dragons will be too scared to leave their spot. They are no longer a threat to Master."

Thirteen had ordered Jubei to target the Dimensional Gate, even if the Main Cannons of Nautilus melted in the attempt.

Right now, he needed to keep the Earth Dragons occupied for at least a few hours so that they wouldn't be able to give orders to their forces who were busy fighting in the North.

At the same time that the Main Cannons of Nautilus targeted the Dimensional Gate, a black snake emerged from the ground, just behind the location of the Broodmother.

Suddenly, a black flag materialized behind her, and ninety-nine monsters emerged from it.

At Tiona's hiss, all of these monsters used the Mirror Slime's Mirror Ability, instantly doubling their number in a heartbeat.

After the flag disappeared, the monsters activated perfect camouflage, then made their way toward the Broodmother from behind.

They were Thirteen's "Secret Forces" who would play a major role in tilting the balance of the war in their favor.